Passager bus butsts into flames mid journey
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Passagers scamper for safety after the bus they were travelling in bursts into flames along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway
Passagers scamper for safety after the bus they were travelling in bursts into flames along Nairobi-Nakuru Highway.
According to reports, this happened after a loud bang came from behind the driver’s seat in the 47 passenger bus.
This startled the passengers, and they quickly started scrambling for safety.
Shortly after, smoke filled the air with some of the passengers jumping out of the moving bus to escape, which culminated in them sustaining injuries.
The driver of the bus recounting the ordeal said he heard a loud explosion behind his seat that send passangers into panic mode.
“I heard a loud explosion behind my seat and saw smoke. Some passengers panicked and began escaping through the windows,” Kiplagat told the press.
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“I was able to stop the vehicle and told the passengers to evacuate including through the windows.”
Those who nursed injuries were rushed to hospital for medical treatment.
One of the passengers noted that they could not explain what caused the fire. She, however, urged Saccos to conduct routine maintenance of their vehicles before sanctioning any journey.
“I plead with the saccos that before a vehicle embarks on a journey, conduct a routine maintenance to ensure the safety of all passengers,” Abigael Asega, a passenger who escaped from the incident, stated.
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